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Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej, titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and 126 days is the longest of any Thai monarch, the longest on record of any independent Asian sovereign, and the third-longest of any sovereign state.
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politics · King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016 · statesperson · engineer · saxophonist · composer · jazz musician · monarch · military officer · writer · painter · teacher · also Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Bhumibol, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama 9, Bhumibol the Great, Rama 9 of Thailand
Born 5 December 1927 · Died 13 October 2016 · Q855252
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2026· 11 entries
“Either way the ruling goes, it will be bad for the country, there will be mistakes”
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rappler.com: Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Bhumibol Adulyadej | Facts, Biography, & Reign
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The New York Times: Bhumibol Adulyadej
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2021· 2 entries
Reported net worth: $1B (as of 2021).
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Reported net worth: $1.0B (as of 2021).
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2017· 2 entries
New York Daily News: Thailand says goodbye to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej with a grand five-day ceremony
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Yahoo: Thailand kicks off sumptuous funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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2016· 9 entries
Time: Thailand Bids Farewell to Beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Town & Country: The Life of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Photos
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Yahoo: Remembering Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, world's longest-reigning monarch
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Yahoo: World Leaders and Royalty Mourn the Death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej
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Time: Life in Pictures: King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
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The Mirror: Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dead aged 88 after battle with illness
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Yahoo: Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies Age 88
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Died 2016-10-13.
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“If the King can do no wrong, it is akin to looking down upon him, because the King is not being treated as a human being. The King can do wrong.”
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2014· 1 entry
Bhumibol's wealth was again listed as US$30 billion
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2011· 1 entry
It was revealed as part of WikiLeaks' leak of United States diplomatic cables that he had suffered from Parkinson's disease and depression
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2010· 1 entry
And he headed the magazine's list of the "world's richest royals" from 2008 to 2013
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2009· 2 entries
“„Wenn ich etwas tue, möchte ich wissen, ob die Menschen zustimmen oder es ablehnen. Der König ist fehlbar.“ - zitiert bei Peter Saale. Im Schatten der Krone. In: TAGESSPIEGEL 15. April 2009”
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“Sollten die Leute mich nicht wollen, können sie mich hinausschmeißen." - zitiert bei Peter Saale. Im Schatten der Krone. In: TAGESSPIEGEL 15. April 2009”
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2007· 1 entry
Shocked longtime residents of traditional marketplace districts by serving them with eviction notices
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2006· 1 entry
Won collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece (2006).
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2005· 1 entry
“(Englische Übersetzung: "[But] the King can do wrong. [...] If someone offers criticisms suggesting that the King is wrong, then I would like to be informed of their opinion." - in der Geburtstagsansprache am 4. Dezember 2005 THE GUARDIAN 6. Dezember 2005 zur Strafbarkeit wegen Majestätsbeleidigung in Thailand)”
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Royal Family Order of Terengganu (2000).
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Awarded Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Family Order of Selangor (1999).
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1993· 1 entry
For a waste water aerator named "Chai Pattana", and several patents on rainmaking after 1955: the "sandwich" rainmaking patent in 1999 and the "supersandwich" patent in 2003
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1992· 2 entries
Bhumibol played a key role in Thailand's transition to a democratic system
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The majority parties invited General Suchinda Kraprayoon, a leader of the coup group, to be prime minister
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Crown of Brunei (1990).
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1989· 1 entry
Bhumibol became the world's longest-reigning living monarch following the deaths of Emperor Hirohito of Japan and Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Charles III (1987).
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Earned Gold Olympic Order (1987).
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Nepal Pratap Bhaskara (1986).
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1981· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Order of Mugunghwa (1981).
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“I felt the music in my head sounded better, so I turned off the radio and scribbled it down on a piece of paper. I remember that it was in May. People liked that song. They said it was beautiful. I felt overjoyed.”
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1980· 1 entry
By the popular Army Commander-in-Chief, General Prem Tinsulanonda, who later became the Privy Council President
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1979· 1 entry
The king reiterated that the monarchy should remain impartial and be in peaceful co-existence with everybody
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1976· 2 entries
The laws were toughened during the dictatorship of royalist and anti-communist Premier Thanin Kraivichien
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When the Parliament voted 149–19 to extend democratic elections down to district levels, Bhumibol refused to sign the law
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1975· 1 entry
Visiting camps throughout the country, and publicly warning of internal and external threats
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1973· 1 entry
“s resignation and departure from Thailand. According to William Stevenson, the king had asked the three tyrants to avoid bloodshed; although the three tyrants had agreed, they later changed their minds. Eventually, it led to the incidents of October 1973. Bhumibol distanced himself from the Thai military after Thanom”
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1968· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Sikatuna (1968).
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Awarded Order of Pahlavi (1968).
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Awarded Order of the Queen of Sheba (1968).
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1967· 1 entry
Together with Princess Ubol Ratana whom he tied for points
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1964· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (1964).
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Bhumibol became the 23rd person to receive the Certificate of Bestowal of Honorary Membership on behalf of Vienna's University of Music and Performing Arts
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1963· 5 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (1963).
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Awarded Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (1963).
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Awarded Order of Brilliant Jade (1963).
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Awarded Order of the Crown of the Realm (1963).
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Awarded Grand cross of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol (1963).
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1962· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (1962).
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1961· 1 entry
Awarded Star of the Republic of Indonesia (1961).
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1960· 16 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX (1960).
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Awarded Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit (1960).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1960).
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Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1960).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav (1960).
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Awarded Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (1960).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1960).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (1960).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1960).
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Awarded Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha (1960).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders (1960).
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Awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan (1960).
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Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (1960).
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Awarded Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (1960).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1960).
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Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1960).
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1957· 1 entry
A military coup overthrew the government of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram with allegations of lèse-majesté, corruption and manipulation of the election held earlier that year
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1956· 1 entry
And later played at Goodman's home in New York in 1960
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1954· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia (1954).
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Bhumibol vetoed parliamentary-approved land reform legislation twice before consenting to sign it
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1951· 1 entry
Studied at University of Lausanne (1945–1951).
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1950· 5 entries
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1950).
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Bhumibol started a jazz band, Lay Kram, whom he performed with on a radio station he started at his palace
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On Coronation Day, Bhumibol's consort was made queen (Somdet Phra Boromma Rajini)
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Career landmark: coronation of Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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Career landmark: Wedding of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit Kitiyakara.
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1948· 1 entry
The royalist government made a law that increased the power to control the Crown Property by the monarch as the restoration of their political power and assets, which was taken to the state property by the People Party f
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1946· 1 entry
Career landmark: King of Thailand (1946–2016).
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1942· 1 entry
Bhumibol became a jazz enthusiast, and started to play the saxophone, a passion that he kept throughout his life
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1938· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Royal House of Chakri (1938).
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1935· 1 entry
His nine-year-old brother Ananda Mahidol became King Rama VIII
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1934· 1 entry
Bhumibol was given his first camera, which ignited his lifelong enthusiasm for photography
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1933· 2 entries
His mother took her family to Switzerland, where he continued his education at the École nouvelle de la Suisse romande in Lausanne
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Studied at Mater Dei School (1932–1933).
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1932· 1 entry
Against the caretaker government, following six months of political crisis
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1928· 1 entry
After his father obtained a certificate from Harvard
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-12-05.
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